I am the Pope in the Western Fantasy World

On the vast ocean, one ship after another is cutting through the water and speeding forward.

They were heading towards the place on the South China Sea where the waves were emitting sky blue light.

"Gold Coin No. 9, Gold Coin No. 8, and Gold Coin No. 7. These three large merchant ships provided by the Commercial Church are full of people who are going to hunt for treasures. The other various ships obviously belong to various churches. Look, the ship with wreaths and vines should belong to the Church of Life. Don't underestimate that small boat. It should belong to the Church of Eternity. There is a lot of space inside! And the one with so many strange decorations should belong to the Church of Creation..."

On Gold Coin No. 9, a man who looked like a big boss and was wearing gold and silver introduced it in a torrent of words.

There were many passengers around him, listening attentively. There were ordinary people as well as those favored by God hidden among them.

"This treasure was discovered because a fisherman was blown away by the wind and waves. After the wind and waves subsided, he discovered that the sea surface here was emitting blue light waves, and it seemed that there was a huge underwater city hidden under the sea! During this period of time, people who fish here occasionally catch some priceless treasures, and some people even picked up a well-preserved flag. It was the flag of Phoenix, the pirate queen who dominated the South China Sea five hundred years ago!"

"Pirate Queen? How does she compare to the Sea Rose we have in the South China Sea now?" someone asked curiously.

"Tsk, are you kidding? What's Sea Rose? That pirate queen dared to openly enter the palaces of major empires to steal treasures, let the king wash her feet, and let the prince sleep with her. What do you think?"

"Hiss, what a ruthless person! I also heard that this pirate queen has several princes as lovers."

"Yes, so the Sea Rose that is making so much noise in the South China Sea can't compare with them at all!"

"Yes, she will only show off her power in our South China Sea. Does she dare to go to the land?"

"Cough cough!"

"Ahem, hush—"

People around suddenly started coughing. With a deafening whistle, a huge ship passed by Gold Coin No. 9. The flag on the bow fluttered in the sea breeze. On it was a blue rose formed by waves.

A female pirate with big wavy fiery red hair was standing on the deck, with a defiant expression on her face, looking at the people who had just spoken with a half-smile.

The faces of those people changed and they hurriedly hid in the cabin, even losing one of their shoes.

The rest of the people could only watch the pirate ship go away in silence, watching the fiery red gradually disappear from their sight, and then they all returned to the cabin in embarrassment.

"This pirate Edith is pretty easy to find, so why isn't Patrick here? Is he trying to find another Edith first?"

Leaning against the railing, still staring at the long-disappeared pirate ship, was a young man wearing a pure white velvet robe and dark shirt and trousers. He had short gray hair and clear sky blue eyes.

There was a black cat following him, wearing a small feather hat and a emerald green gem necklace.

The ship was getting closer and closer to the blue light wave, as if it would soon reach its destination, and the many black dots that were faintly visible around it were ships that were looking for treasure like them.

"Phil, did you see any fish?"

"Ah? Where?"

"there--"

Under the sunshine, waves suddenly appeared not far away, and several shining fish tails jumped out of the sea, splashing pearl-like water droplets.

"Mermaids!" Phil Gray said in surprise. There were so many of them. If only he had a camera, he would definitely record this beautiful scenery.

"The taste of the fish is not very good." Hei Ye lost interest and was about to yawn and go back to sleep, but suddenly his pupils dilated, "Oh, it seems that something interesting is coming!"

"What do you mean?"

Before he finished asking, he saw more fish tails swaying on the sea, as if they were trying to stir up a storm, and then the Gold Coin No. 9 where he was suddenly shook violently.

Phil Gray picked up Hei Ye and held him in his arms, then observed the movements around him.

I saw several huge fish tails under the boat. The fish tails were very beautiful, but they were also like hard pendulums. Every time they swung, they hit the hull.

The owners of the fish tails also revealed their upper bodies. They had delicate features, both men and women, with sky blue fins where their ears should be, and they looked at the ship with cold eyes.

Those who ran out to check what was going on were dumbfounded. On the one hand, they were obsessed with their beauty, but on the other hand, they were terrified. Why did these mermaids attack their boat?

"Your ship leaves here! Or die!"

One of the mermaids uttered the human language awkwardly, and her voice echoed on the sea like waves.

"What? Oh my god, why is there a mermaid blocking the road?"

"Leave here? But we have to go to that underwater city!"

"Come on, that place is under the sea and we can't get under the sea. Now that it's crowded and we've even seen mermaids, let's just turn around and leave." Someone got scared and started to persuade.

"Are they only stopping our ship? I saw many other ships just passing by." Someone else said dissatisfiedly.

"It's hard for the other ships to escape either. I just saw Gold Coin No. 7 flip over as well!"

For a time, people were in panic. Those who wanted to leave were clamoring to leave, while those who wanted to stay refused to compromise.

But there was no time for them to discuss, as the mermaids waved their tails and insisted that the ship stay here.

There were also many gods' favored ones on the boat. They all took action and displayed their magical powers, but it seemed that they were no match for these mermaids.

"No wonder Eli once said these mermaids are so powerful, almost all of them are eye-catching!" Phil Gray exclaimed.

"Of course, the Ocean Goddess said that such beautiful creatures are worthy of her attention! But I think their meat is just average!"

Phil Gray curled his lips slightly, "Have you ever eaten it before? This is at least half a person, right?"

"Ahem, after a bite, they are not human beings, but fish with half a human form. They don't have human thinking and are actually very ferocious. Do you want to take action?"

"No, most of them are ordinary people, and the level of the gods are also very low. If they stay, they might end up buried in the sea. Let them leave."

"That makes sense. This can be considered as eliminating some people who are not eligible to obtain the treasure in advance. These mermaids did a good job."

Phil Gray smiled and patted its head.

"In fact, I think they want to monopolize this treasure. After all, they have the innate advantage of living in the sea."

Seeing that no one could do anything to these mermaids, the captain of Gold Coin No. 9 was about to activate the combat system on the ship when he was stopped by another leader of the Commercial Church.

He shook his head: "We are no match for them. Let's give up. If we anger them, the ship will be destroyed and people will die. It's not worth it."

The captain could only start shouting to the entire ship: "The ship is about to return, please be prepared."

The person in charge snatched the sound transmission stone from the captain's room and said, "If there are passengers who really plan to go to the bottom of the sea, they can come to the captain's room and buy equipment from me. However, it is only for those who are favored by gods, because it requires divine power to drive it. The price is fifty blue crystals."

The captain's eyes widened. "Fifty blue crystals? Are you crazy?"

"Shh, keep your voice down!" The person in charge took away the voice stone with a faint smile on his face.

This condition directly excludes most passengers, leaving a group of ordinary and penniless passengers cursing and grumbling, but there is nothing they can do.

"Equipment for going to the bottom of the sea? The Commercial Church actually prepared this?" Phil Gray exclaimed.

“That can buy a lot of dried fish! I can use the power of Dark Night to protect you, allowing you to walk and breathe freely in the water. Don’t waste your money.” Dark Night’s mustache moved and he said indignantly.

"Thank you, shall we go first?"

Phil Gray watched the boat about to capsize while the men were still bargaining in the captain's room. He didn't want to stay here anymore since they had already reached their destination.

"Ok!"

A man and a cat suddenly jumped into the sea, and then swam towards the submerged city on the seabed.

The claws of darkness tightly grasped Phil Gray's back. Their bodies were covered with a layer of dark night power, completely isolating them from the sea water.

Some mermaids saw them and wanted to catch up with them, but the black cat just looked back, and the mermaids felt a chill, and their bodies were unable to move at all because of fear. They could only watch the man and the cat swim into the underwater city.